English word xylodextrin comes from English dextrin, English xylo- (Wood.)

Detailed word origin of xylodextrin

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
dextrin	English (eng)	(carbohydrate) Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.
xylo-	English (eng)	Wood.
xylodextrin	English (eng)	(carbohydrate) An oligomer of xylose.

Words with the same origin as xylodextrin